【聖安多尼．巴都亞（司鐸、聖師）（紀念）﹣ 瑪竇福音 5:20-26】 除了傷害一個人的身體，宗徒們不知道還有另一種謀殺，因此耶穌讓他們知道每一個傷害我們弟兄的念頭，也要被視為謀殺。但怎樣算是對弟兄發怒呢；如果因為他犯的錯而發怒，不算是對弟兄發怒。如果在沒有原因之下向弟兄發怒，這是對人不對事。但如果因為要他改過而一直為他生氣，卻不應該阻止。這類情緒如出自仁愛等恰當動機，就不被視作惡行。基督所說的發怒不是指肉體上的憤怒，而是心靈上的憤怒；因為肉體很難被訓練到感覺不到憤怒；當一個人憤怒時，忍住不去做怒火慫恿他做的事的話，他的肉體在發怒，但他的心卻不被憤怒影響。 「傻子」(Raqa)一字是敘利亞語，表示蔑視和無價值，人們只會在跟僕人和小孩說話時用這個字。但耶穌連我們行為上的細微處也著緊，吩咐我們要互相尊重。這是祂第一次提到地獄。很多人認為單單為說一個字而受這種罰太嚴重，他們認為這是比喻。但如果我們在這點上心存僥倖，我們也許真的要在那裡受罰。不要以為這懲罰太嚴苛，很多痛苦和罪行都只因一個字而起；一個字很多時衍生出謀殺，或顛覆城鎮。 如果你在現世經已和你的弟兄和好，你最嚴重的過犯可能會獲赦免；但一旦要下地獄的話，受的罰就不會只按大罪來定，我們將要為說過每一個無益的字而受罰。有一位隱修士曾在一所隱修院的牆上寫了一句話，精要地總括了這教導：「如果你的罪在你死去以前經已死去，那麼你死去時就不會再死」。 (本文以英文為準) 【Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church ﹣ Matthew 5:20-26】 Because the Apostles knew not of any murder besides the destruction of the body, the Lord shows them that every evil thought to the hurt of a brother is to be held for a kind of murder. But what is being angry with a brother; for he is not angry with a brother who is angry at his offense. He then it is who is angry without cause, who is angry with his brother, and not with the offense. But to be angry with a brother to the end that he may be corrected, there is no man of sound mind who forbids. Such sort of emotions come of love of good and of holy charity, are not to be called vices when they follow right reason. Christ does not speak of anger of the flesh, but anger of the heart; for the flesh cannot be so disciplined as not to feel the passion. When then a man is angry but refrains from doing what his anger prompts him, his flesh is angry, but his heart is free from anger. Raqa is a Syriac word signifying contempt and worthlessness used only in speaking to servants or children. But the Lord descends to the smallest trifles even of our behavior, and bids us treat one another with mutual respect. This is the first mention of hell. Many thinking this a punishment too severe for a mere word, say that this was said figuratively. But if we cheat ourselves with words here, we shall suffer punishment in deed there. Think not then this too heavy a punishment, when so many sufferings and sins have their beginning in a word; a little word has often begotten a murder, and overturned whole cities. And yet it is not to be thought a little word that denies a brother reason and understanding by which we are men and not animals. If you will make your peace yet in this world, you may receive pardon of even the heaviest offenses; but if once damned and cast into the prison of hell, punishment will be exacted of you not for grievous sins only, but for each idle word, which may be denoted by the very last farthing. A phrase found written on a monastery wall by an anonymous monk sums this teaching very simply: “If you die before you die, you will not die when you die.” inspire.fll.cc/spiritual-growth/sermon-on-the-mount-anger/ By: Fountain of Love and Life 生命恩泉
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:51:41 +0000